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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Dear All,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">As per request from the Board Candidate Evaluation Committee (BCEC), we are forwarding the message below from Rinalia Abdul Rahim, the ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large
Community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:black">Heidi Ullrich, Ariel Liang, Terri Agnew, and Yesim Nazlar <br>
<i>At-Large Board Member Selection Program Admin Staff</i></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro";color:black"><alac-bounces@atlarge-lists.icann.org> on behalf of Rinalia Abdul Rahim <rinalia.abdulrahim@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 8:52 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>ALAC Working List <alac@atlarge-lists.icann.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[ALAC] ICANN Board Director Selected by the At-Large<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Dear members of the At-Large community,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">I write to let you know that due to personal reasons, I will not be applying for a second term as the At-Large selected Director on the ICANN Board. I encourage those interested
in the position to apply.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Please excuse the short notice as my family needed the time to discuss the matter with me. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">I care deeply about the quality of my service to the public interest and to the community. I know that without sufficient time available, I would not be able to do them justice.
After the Hyderabad meeting, I became aware of constraints on the time that I will have available to serve effectively in a second term<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">I have received tremendous support and encouragement from the community, board and staff in my years of service. It has made it an absolute joy for me to serve despite the heavy
demands on time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">I commit to completing my current term with the same level of dedication that I have demonstrated to date, and I urge those interested in carrying the baton forward to apply for the position so
that the At-Large may choose from a strong pool of qualified candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Thank you so much for your support and faith in me. It has been, and continues to be, my absolute privilege and honour to serve.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">Rinalia Abdul Rahim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Source Sans Pro"">ICANN Board Director selected by the At-Large (2014-2017)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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